Date: 7th March 2012
In 1858, British government in India started evaluating prospects of establishing a sea port in Karachi. In order to transport consignments to and from Karachi, Railway tracks were laid for the first time in current Pakistan territory of Indian subcontinent. In 1860 British Raj started laying tracks. The last main track was laid in 1910. After partition tracks having length of few hundred kilometers were laid but that was negligible as compared to the work done by British. Rail has always been a very convenient mode of transportation for long journeys. After partition and especially after 2000 Pakistan Railway has been on a backward journey.
